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SC. Encloure #1
in No 19
OFFICE OF
THE COMMISSIONER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS FOR KWANGTUNG.
Aide-Memoire.
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On the visit of Hon. Mr. J.H.Kemp to Canton, when informal conversations were held between Mr. Chao-chu Wu and him, some progress was made in exploring the ground for the settlement of the strike and boycott. When the conversations were adjourned, the Hongkong Government, through its Colonial Secretariat and without consultation with the Government at Canton,
issued a commmique to the press regarding one of the terms under negotiation. From the point of view of procedure alone, such a step is, to say the least, unusual. If Canton were to adopt the same procedure by publicly closing the door against negotiation on the term or terms upon which it wishes to insist, paralysis in the negotiations would inevitably follow.
Still animated by a sincere desire to bring about an early termination of the strike and boycott, this Government finds its mediatory efforts made more difficult by the action of the Hongkong Government. It will welcome any suggestions from the Hongkong Government for a way out of the impasse unfortunately
created.
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Canton, 26th April,1926.
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